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Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.

Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.

Many people think that German beer is the best in the world.

Many people think that German beer is the best in the world.

bothBoth sentences have exactly the seemsame meaning, and given that using "the" is based on the meaning of the sentence, I can't see why native English speakers use it only with first sentence. InIn other words, why "beer the brew in Germany" is specific and German beer"German beer" is general?

Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.

Many people think that German beer is the best in the world.

both sentences have exactly the seem meaning, and given that using "the" is based on the meaning of the sentence, I can't see why native English speakers use it only with first sentence. In other words, why "beer the brew in Germany" is specific and German beer is general?

Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.

Many people think that German beer is the best in the world.

Both sentences have exactly the same meaning, and given that using "the" is based on the meaning of the sentence, I can't see why native English speakers use it only with first sentence. In other words, why "beer the brew in Germany" is specific and "German beer" is general?

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Costa
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why "beer" in first sentence is considered specific?

Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.

Many people think that German beer is the best in the world.

both sentences have exactly the seem meaning, and given that using "the" is based on the meaning of the sentence, I can't see why native English speakers use it only with first sentence. In other words, why "beer the brew in Germany" is specific and German beer is general?